Does this need medical attention? (Yucky photo included)

[BlindGuyMcSqueezy]

My DH dropped a tin on his foot at work, he could see a blood blister forming and it was very sore.
He’s just come home and taken his shoe off and it looks like this 🤢

He doesn’t know if he should soak it, dress it, pop it or go to a pharmacist.

Does anyone know what the best thing would be to do?

I think it’s an upbringing thing for me, I was taken to the doctors once for tonsillitis but other than that, minor ailments etc were just dealt with at home. I broke my arm and my mum took me to the hospital after a week when it was clear I still wasn’t able to use it!
I’m quite cavalier and would definitely have at least started to tackle that toe on my own by popping it to get rid of the pressure/fluid. The nail is unsalvageable, a new one will grow back.
That’s just me though.

Ive had half a tonne of horse on my toe multiple times and not had a nail like that.... I am impressed at how disgusting it is 😂😂😂

I phoned NHS 24 for an injury no where near as bad, they said GP, I couldn't get GP, so saw the practice nurse.

She was I can’t deal with that I'll get a Doc.
Doc was I can’t deal with that don't have the tools.
A&E wanted it xrayed before they'd release the pressure or it could become an open fracture.

So yes 100% right to go to get an expert to deal with it.

I’m a nurse, me and my late DH used to fall out as he loved his medieval remedies. I used to find tubes and jars of ointment that he’d had open for years. He got quite upset when I found something and binned it.

If that had been his toe he would have been in there with god knows what implements, given the chance! I spent years trying to educate him about aseptic techniques. Bless him, he was a one off.

I know the correct answer is minor injuries but there is no way I’d have been able to resist popping that 😆

This cracked me up 😂 funniest thread ive read in a long time

Good grief that looks painful!! Get him.down to urgent care 😒

You forgot setting fire to the vodka tipped arrowhead to sterilise it. Basic first aid.

We definitely used the gas ring to heat up the paper clip to burn through the nail, when the pressure was under the nail. I wouldn’t have with this one because it didn’t need it- the blister at the side would be enough.

I've done it with a hammer on thumb injury, using an 0.8mm PCB drill. Instant pain relief.

Maybe the 'hobble in' clinic?

So you’d just squeeze the blister? When pray tell did it start to look better? And not infected

I can just see the nurses faces when seeing this. Le sigh.

Definitely, Definitely needs trephination, go to your local minor injuries or A&E.

Hopefully they have the little tool that gets white hot and burns through the nail like we had at the A&E i worked at, rather than a wide bore manual needle like I had used on me when my finger nail needed it

No squeezing, it’s pressured enough. Just give the fluid a way out. And keep it clean, which is quite hard, with toes.

Its like a bloody toe bollock.

Ah be the Lord Jaysus!!!!!

Wow, I’m amazed it hasn’t popped by itself, that’s huge! The staff in A&E are going to have fun with that.

What the hell

Thanks for all of your comments, it’s been very funny to read through them all 😄

Unfortunately DH is still waiting to be seen. He’s been told they’re going to drain it but he’s still waiting patiently. I told him to take photos when it’s being drained but he told me not to be so gross 🤷🏻‍♀️

@Ihateboris your photos have certainly made me see that getting it looked at was the right thing to do! You poor thing it must’ve been so painful.

I have also passed on the compliments about his feet, he’s very chuffed 😄

I think its an age thing. My (now elderly) Dad once removed a wart on his hand by ripping out with pliers. My brothers gangleon was treated at home by whacking it with a copy of The Chronicals of Narnia, and when ive broken my little toe (more than once) ive just splinted it to the other toe myself. I need an impacted wisdom tooth taking out, which recently cracked and broke. I was telling the dentist how it was a shame only the middle bit came out, otherwise i could have had enough wiggle room to take the needle nose pliers to it and save a trip to hospital. Her facecwas so horrified I had to tell her I was joking (I wasn't).

Yeah and in a couple of days enjoy a nice case of sepsis!

Nothing would put me off a homemade Thai green curry

My in laws would be slapping some hallowed Savlon cure all on that.

The tube went out of date in 2001 but it’s still used for all things medical 😂

Really? You've suggested using a domestic drill to drill into the nail and you're surprised by the responses. Okay.

Especially as he seems to be a builder!